ABC*s of Culture

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A Look at the Factors that Create
Cultures Through You
Due A-11.4. B-11.03
Culture
The beliefs and actions
that define a group of
people’s way of life.
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The Culture of Me Project
What is It
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Create and illustrate your own personal culture
presentation based on the different aspects of culture
we have learned in class.
Every page will discuss one aspect of your personal
culture. They include a family tree, migration maps, and
personal culture descriptions with illustrations that are
apart of your life .
Illustrations may be computer images, actual
photographs, magazine pictures, or hand drawn. Each
cultural element should take up one page (or the inside
of an opened page) of your booklet.
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
PART.1
1) Create a Family Tree (3 Generations w/ Pictures)
2) Create a Map that traces the movement of your family
from their countries of origin to Austin, TX today.
3) Oral History Interview: conduct an oral history
interview with one of your relatives, preferably a
Grandparent or a Great Grandparent that discuss
family history and culture.
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
Part.2
4) Choose 2 elements of culture from each column of grouped
cultural elements.
2-Personal
2- Ethnic/Social
2-Society
2 Physical Geography
You will have one slide in your presentation for each element.
You will have a Total of Eight Elements of Culture
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
PART.2 Cont…
5) Put the elements in alphabetical order on the Table of
Contents page that directly follows your cover page.
6) Refer to your notes on the ABCs of Culture to help you
decide which type of information and pictures to
choose for each element.
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
PART.2 Cont…
7) Fill-out Cultural Template which is to include:
- Term
- Definition
- A paragraph with a minimum of 5 sentences in each describing
the element of culture in your life. Your sentences should be
typed. Refer to your notes on the ABCs of Culture to help you
decide which type of information and pictures to choose for each
element.
8) You will need a minimum of 3 images (of you) that represent the
cultural element and how it links to your paragraph description.
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
PART.2Cont…
9) When writing about your personal culture you may
include the influence of family. You may also want to
consider future goals you have for yourself.
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
PART.3
10) Select one of your ancestral countries and using the
eight elements of culture you chose for yourself
describe that countries culture.
11) Include a political and land use map of the Country
12) Write each, a compare and contrast short essay
describing your culture with your ancestral countries
culture…how do you fit in?
The Culture of Me Project
Requirments
13) Your presentation is ready the day it’s due. This
Grading Rubric should be filled out and should be
immediately be printed behind your Cover Page.
14) This is a project about YOU. Have fun with it, BE
CREATIVE and go the extra mile to create a
spectacular project.
PERSONAL_Beliefs
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Religious
Superstitious
Top: A Muslim in Egypt prays toward Mecca
Bottom: Jews praying at the Wailing Wall in
Jerusalem
http://www.stevephotography.com/religion-10.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm
PERSONAL_Communication
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Language
Signs
Body language
Slang
Top: In Japan, China, Korea and other Eastern
countries, people show respect by bowing in greeting.
Bottom: In France, people greet each other with one or
more kisses on the cheek.
http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2005/5/19/answering-concerns-aboutcatholic-practice.html
http://www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/kiss_hello_in_france
PERSONAL_Dress & Appearance
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Clothing
Jewelry
Hairstyles
Fabric
Physical features
Makeup
For many men in West Africa, scarring is a form of tribal initiation and a sign of bravery.
Done with razor blades, the painful process starts at puberty and continues into
adulthood. Each tribe has distinctive tattoo designs.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/photo1.html
PERSONAL_Jobs
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Ways to make a living
Economic activities
http://www.dannyssteakhouse.com/menu.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/fespaco/
week_in_pics.shtml
http://www.kent.edu/photoessays/June2003/
http://www.nextsteps.org/steps/jun03/mirror.html
http://www.ssl.state.ut.us/fire/fire.htm
PERSONAL_Knowledge
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Education
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Length
Formal
Informal
Literacy rates
http://population.wri.org/pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=363
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PERSONAL_Lifestyles
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Daily Routine
Personal Hygiene
Dining
Dating
Dining
http://developingthefourskills.blogsp
ot.com/2012/06/daily-routines-levelbeginners-aim-at.html
PERSONAL_Movement
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Migration
Colonial expansion
Transportation
Immigration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm
PERSONAL_Relationships
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Ancestors
Parents
Siblings
Friends
Co-workers
Boyfriends/Girlfriends
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2189594.stm
PERSONAL_Shelter
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Style
Materials
Shape
Size
Color
Arrangement of
furniture
http://www.cricketump.com/bang_v_nz_1004.htm
PERSONAL_Vacation/Recreation
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Leisure activities
http://www.sunshinecoast.co.za/surfing_pictures.html
http://www.riverterrace.com/area_in
formation.htm
PERSONAL_Zoology
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Indigenous wildlife
http://www.wildlife-pictures-online.com/
http://www.werc.usgs.gov/mojave-symposium/
http://www.public.asu.edu/~atjlb/toucan.JPG
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Art
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Types
Visual
Theatre
Poetry
Music
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Foods
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Types
Spices
Taboos
Number of meals
Special occasions
Lengua cooked in white wine- Tongue of beef simmered to tenderness in
white wine and served with green olives.
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ETHNIC/SOCIAL_History
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History
Holidays
Concept of time
Ancestry
Three Vietnamese men celebrate Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, in Hoi An.
http://www.hanshendriksen.net/pics/vie/vie10.htm
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Language
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Written
Spoken
Slang
Body Language
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Organizations
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Membership in
organizations
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World
Nation
State
Local
http://www.senmerv.com/archives/000123.php
http://www.anahuac.mx/ri/
http://www.habitatkent.org/news_17.htm
http://www.meals-on-wheels-inc.org/memory.htm
ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Taboos
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Unacceptable
behaviors
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Tattooing
Body Piercing
Language
Foods
Clothing
http://tattoo.about.com/cs/tatart/l/blpdwtorso.htm
http://tattoo.about.com/library/bl030505z.htm
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ETHNIC/SOCIAL_Tradition
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National, State & Local
Family Traditions
Wedding Customs
SOCIETY_Economy
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Trade partners
Imports/exports
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SOCIETY_Ethnocentrism
Believing that one’s own
culture is best or
better than others.
Anti-US banner in a demonstration in
Brazil, stating: USA It is necessary to
resist. Long live Brazil!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Anti_usa_demo_brazil.jpg
SOCIETY_Government
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Laws
Values
Titles
Social roles
Social order
Top: Iraqi women show off their dyed fingertips after
voting for the first time.
Bottom: Iraqi election officials with two ballot boxes.
http://freedomsfidelity.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_freedomsfidelity_archive.html
SOCIETY_National Pride
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Things that spark
feelings of loyalty and
patriotism
Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance in
class following a moment of silence in
remembrance of the September 11
attacks.
http://www.drewcentral.org/pics02/911/911.htm
SOCIETY_Population
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Size
Composition
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Where was this
photograph taken?
Homogenous or
diverse?
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SOCIETY_Quality of Life
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Birth rates
Death rates
Access to medical
care
Life expectancy
(Feb. 3, 2002) Yukichi Chuganji, a 112-year-old retired silkworm breeder from Japan, has
inherited the Guinness Book of Records title for the world's oldest man.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/03/oldestman.htm
SOCIETY_Resources
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Natural resources
Human resources
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/wein/wein_remembering.php3
http://www.koalie.net/Walks/200310-CA-J6/index20031003172546.html
http://www.hydrogennow.org/Facts/Wind/wind.htm
SOCIETY_Urban/Rural
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Population distribution
and density
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Dense?
Sparse?
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/immunotherapy/What
s_New/whatsnew.cfm
http://www.corrosioncost.com/infrastructure/highway/
SOCIETY_ X Marks the Spot
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Absolute and relative
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What country can be
found at 33N, 44E?
What area of the world
is this?
http://www.educationworld.com/soc_sci/geography/images/middle_east.gif
SOCIETY_Yearly Income
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Average earnings per capita
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~bobd/tvbs/table.html
http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac70517/MIS175/history.htm
PHYSICAL GEO._Environment
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Physical features
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Landforms
Waterways
http://www.atpm.com/9.01/tetons/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
http://www.naturalkansas.org/prairie1.htm
http://www.cet.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dfo
rest.html
PHYSICAL GEO.
_Human/Environment Interactions
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Adaptation of the
environment
Modification of the
environment
Expanding deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
(Top: August 1, 2001; Bottom: August 15, 2006)
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17404
PHYSICAL GEO._
Weather/Climate Regions
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Temperature and
precipitation patterns
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http://www.cyclone-tours.com/2005_Chase_Log.htm
Think LACEMOPS and
Climographs!
PHYSICAL GEO._Xeriscape
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Natural vegetation of a given climate region
http://www.rozmiarek.info/gallery/Family/100_4760
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